A senior reporter has confirmed Ruben Amorim has tasked Man Utd with signing a new wing-back they rate at €40m, though there are differing opinions on whether a verbal agreement with the player is already in place.
For Ruben Amorim’s tenure at Manchester United to be a success, the Portuguese must be provided with a squad of players more suited to his system and tactical demands. Amorim wasted no time in implementing his customary 3-4-2-1 formation, though at present he lacks the necessary personnel in several key positions.
A new signing at centre-forward is a must amid the continued struggles of Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee. Elsewhere, Amorim needs another starting wing-back to follow Patrick Dorgu into Old Trafford.
A player Amorim knows well is Sporting CP’s Geovany Quenda. The 17-year-old can play up and down either flank, though was primarily deployed at right wing-back during Amorim’s final months in Lisbon.
Trusted reporters David Ornstein and Fabrizio Romano have both confirmed Man Utd are exploring a move for Quenda.
And per the latest from the Daily Star’s chief sports writer, Jeremy Cross, Amorim has instructed his club to strike a deal.
The report read: ‘Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has urged his club bosses to stump up the cash to sign teenage sensation Geovany Quenda.
‘Amorim wants to raid former club Sporting Lisbon to sign Quenda in a £35m (roughly €40m) deal. Amorim is a huge fan of Quenda’s, having overseen his progress into the Sporting first team during his time in charge.
‘And he is keen to lure the winger to Old Trafford this summer – provided United bosses are willing to fund the deal.
‘Amorim has held talks with senior figures at United about who he wants to bring in in the next window. And he has made it clear to them that Quenda has to be one of United’s leading targets.’
Man Utd strike verbal agreement with Geovany Quenda?
According to reporter Ben Jacobs, Man Utd have already verbally agreed personal terms with the talented teenager.
Speaking on talkSPORT last week, Jacobs said: “The player has agreed verbally personal terms. He’s waiting to see if the clubs pre-agree [a transfer] or wait until the summer.
“The price Manchester United are looking at is €40m. Sporting want a minimum of €60m. There’s a release clause at €100m.
“If Man Utd can get this done for south of €60m it’s not only a good signing for the now and the future, and not only a player that Ruben Amorim knows really well, but also potentially another deal they can get without being forced, as they did for example with Rasmus Hojlund, to pay more than they ideally want to do.”
However, transfer insider Rudy Galetti has subsequently told TEAMtalk no such agreement is in place.
Galetti wrote: “There are NO agreements – neither verbal nor of any other kind – between United and the Portuguese player or between them and his current club, Sporting CP.
“United, to date, have shown concrete interest but have not made any offer or proposal. Of course, Ruben Amorim appreciates him a lot, having managed him at Sporting, but there are no agreements in place between the parties.”
In any case, what is clear is Man Utd and Amorim in particular are desperate to bring Quenda on board and if signed, the expectation is he’ll operate at right wing-back, with Dorgu filling the left wing-back berth.
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